Category: The Tale of Jolly Robin
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 14: One or Two Blunders
ONE OR TWO BLUNDERS Jolly Robin’s cousin, the Hermit, seemed much disappointed because Jolly did not weep after hearing the beautiful, sad song. But no matter how mournful a song might be, Jolly Robin could no more have shed tears over it than a fish could have. Naturally, a fish never weeps, because it would…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 13: The Hermit
THE HERMIT Though Jolly Robin was quite bold for his size, he had a cousin who was actually shy. This timid relation of Jolly’s belonged to the Hermit Thrush family; and Jolly Robin always spoke of him as “The Hermit,” which was a good name for him, because he never strayed from the depths of…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 12: Jolly Feels Better
JOLLY FEELS BETTER Jolly Robin awoke at dawn. And he knew at once that the day was going to be a fine one. Though the sun had not yet peeped above the rim of the eastern hills, Jolly Robin was sure that there would be plenty of sunshine a little later. He had many ways…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 11: What a Snowball Did
WHAT A SNOWBALL DID Jolly Robin was too frightened to laugh when he saw Johnnie Green’s second snowball strike the moon-faced stranger in the orchard. You see, the snowball hit one of the stranger’s arms. And to Jolly’s amazement, the arm at once dropped off and dashed upon the ground, breaking into a dozen pieces.…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 10: The White Giant
THE WHITE GIANT It was a raw March day when Jolly Robin returned to Pleasant Valley one spring. There had just been a heavy fall of snow–big, wet flakes which Farmer Green called “sugar-snow,” though it was no sweeter than any other. Johnnie Green liked that kind of snow because it made the best snowballs.…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 9: Jolly’s Mistake
JOLLY’S MISTAKE With Jolly Robin following close behind him, Jasper Jay flew directly to the crossroads, almost half-way to the village. Once there, he perched himself upon the sign-post at the four corners. And Jolly Robin seated himself upon one of the boards that were nailed to the post. “Here we are!” said Jasper Jay.…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 8: Jolly is Left Behind
JOLLY IS LEFT BEHIND All of Jolly Robin’s friends and relations were greatly surprised when they saw him bidding his wife and children good-by, on the day the Robin family started from Pleasant Valley for their winter home in the South. “What’s this?” they cried. “Aren’t you coming with us?” And Jolly Robin laughed and…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin chapter 7: A New Way to Travel
A NEW WAY TO TRAVEL The time had come when Jolly Robin was ready to begin his long journey to the South, for it was growing quite cold. On some days there was no sun at all. And even when the weather was fair the sun rose late and went to bed early. It was…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 6: Tickling a Nose
TICKLING A NOSE Old Mr. Crow did not want to stay near the brook to talk with Peter Mink. Calling to Jolly Robin to follow him, he flapped his way to the edge of the woods and sat in a tree overlooking the pasture. “Here comes Tommy Fox!” Mr. Crow exclaimed. “We ought to have…
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THE TALE OF JOLLY ROBIN
“The Tale of Jolly Robin” follows a young bird’s adventures as he learns life skills, values friendship, and explores youthful curiosity through humorous encounters in the wild.